Mutale
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Seal | |
Location in Limpopo
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Vhembe |
| Seat | Mutale |
| Wards | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Tshitereke Matibe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,886 km2 (1,500 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[2]
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| • Total | 91,870 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.3% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Venda | 96.8% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM342 |
Mutale Local Municipality was a municipality located in the Vhembe District MunicipalityofLimpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mutale Local Municipality was Mutale. It is now part of Thulamela and Musina Local Municipalities.[3]
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makuya | 90601 | 469.38 | 5,948 | Venda |
| Manenzhe | 90602 | 124.94 | 3,902 | Venda |
| Moletele | 90603 | 140.96 | 2,229 | Venda |
| Mphaphuli | 90604 | 1.83 | 449 | Venda |
| Rambuda | 90605 | 600.92 | 27,610 | Venda |
| Thengwe | 90606 | 282.71 | 24,812 | Venda |
| Tshikondeni Mine | 90607 | 0.95 | 512 | Afrikaans |
| Tshikundamalema | 90608 | 667.80 | 13,471 | Venda |
The municipal council consisted of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining thirteen were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 19,826 | 20,254 | 40,080 | 86.2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | |
| DA | 953 | 1,122 | 2,075 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 355 | 750 | 1,105 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| PAC | 514 | 396 | 910 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| AZAPO | 450 | 381 | 831 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 823 | – | 823 | 1.8 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| ACDP | 346 | 333 | 679 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,267 | 23,236 | 46,503 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |
| Spoilt votes | 274 | 226 | 500 | |||||
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